The Stratocaster you know and love has been steadily refined over the years until Fender came to this beautiful iteration. A part of the American Performer Series, this guitar features a dynamic Stratocaster design, inspiring Fender appointments, and Yosemite pickups with an extraordinary 7 pickup selection options. The American Performer Series Strat is for players ready to step into the next era with Fender.

Dynamic Stratocaster DesignThe Stratocaster has been at the forefront of electric guitars since its birth in the 1950's. Through all types of changes, it has always remained an incredibly designed instrument suitable for many styles of playing. Cut from alder into traditional Strat shape, the American Performer Stratocaster body boasts a 3-ply pickguard atop an awesome finish. The maple neck is cut into a modern "C" shape for smooth playing and the fingerboard sports 22 jumbo frets for easy string bending.

Inspiring Fender AppointmentsFender's fun, playable designs and quality appointments have inspired some of the greatest artists of all time. When you pick up the American Performer Strat, you can feel the same inspiration. This Strat has ClassicGear tuners atop a large, vintage style headstock. It's got the always recognizable aged-white control knobs and five-way selector switch with white tip. In classic Fender style, the bridge is a 6-saddle vintage-style synchronized tremolo which will give you sweet bendy sounds at the shake of the tremolo arm.

Yosemite Pickups with an Extraordinary 7 Pickup Selection OptionsFender has graced us with some awesome electronic innovations in this Stratocaster. They added a single coil pickup model to their lineup and outfitted the American Performer Series instruments with it — this Strat included. The Strat Yosemite single coil pickups sport awesomely rich tone and classic Fender style, thanks to the flat-staggered Alnico 4 pole pieces which increase output, as well as a shellac coating that lets the coil breathe while controlling feedback. But what will really grab your attention is the pickup selection. The American Performer Stratocaster is equipped with a push/pull tone knob, which engages the neck pickup in positions 1 and 2. That means there's an additional two switching combinations on top of the five that already exist on most Strats. By pulling on the tone knob you can engage the neck pickup and have a Bridge/Neck combination or a Bridge/Middle/Neck combination. That’s 7 total pickup selections for you to choose from—an awe-inspiring innovation that you won't get bored of.

Features:

Alder Stratocaster Body

Maple Neck in Modern "C" Shape

22-Fret Fingerboard with Dot Inlays

Three Single Coil Fender Yosemite Pickups with Greasebucket Tone Circuit

Things You Will Get:

Great Value in an Easy to Play Beauty

5

This guitar plays like a dream. It has all the Fender tones I wanted and arrived ready to play - only had to tune. It's a workhorse that is incredibly easy to play. After too many struggles with lower quality squiers and knock offs - this one is definitely worth every penny.

Edward

Undisclosed

2020-06-05

I love it!

5

Great guitar. My first Stratocaster. I've always leaned towards natural finishes and rosewood so this guitar jumped off the screen for me on an Andertons video. My first exposure to Strats was my teacher back in the mid-80s who had a 70s with the larger headstock and I was a huge Edge fan and he also had a 70s. It is what I thought a Strat was. So this guitar ticked all the emotional and cosmetic boxes for me. First time I have purchased a guitar without playing it, although I have played Strats before, ya kinda wanna hold the one you're going to plunk down a grand for, but I took a leap of faith. (although Sam Ash has a generous return policy) I swapped out the 9s that came on it for 10s, readjusted the float on the bridge and action and haven't put it down for two weeks! Shipping took a little over a week, which in these Covid times is perfectly acceptable. 100% satisfied with this guitar.

Wade

Undisclosed

2020-05-17

Fender American Performer Stratocaster

5

I have no issues only that it plays and looks great.

midnight cat

Florida

2020-05-01

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My first Stratocaster

5

I wanted to get something a little different from my other guitars, which are all 2 humbucker, floyd rose equipped superstrats. I played the Player, Performer, Professional, and Elite Strats, and what made me pick the Performer was that I felt it was the perfect baseline Strat. The neck feels amazing, really makes me want to take the lacquer off my other guitar's necks. The guitar sounds and plays great, only thing I did out of the box was change the strings, put a little graphite in the nut, and I decked the bridge so it's more like a fixed bridge. I didn't have to, it was set up perfect, I just wanted to.

ALEXANDER

Undisclosed

2020-03-03

EXCELLENT AMERICAN PERFORMER STRATOCASTER ELECTRIC GUITAR

5

Superb and amazing sound quality from the American Performer Stratocaster Electric Guitar. It is a complete joy to play the American Performer Stratocaster Electric Guitar.

JOSEPH

Undisclosed

2020-01-05

Would buy again and would buy from Sam Ash

5

I have been looking for an American Performer Strat in this color for a while but could never find one in the store so resorted to buying one online from Sam Ash. First, the process was quick and easy. I contacted an online rep via chat to get the discount that was being advertised, selected my product and charged it to the Sam Ash card to get 36 months financing which was running at the time. Great process. Guitar arrived quickly, well packaged, and just needed tuning up and a slight tweak of the truss rod.
The action is at a nice height for me making it easy to play. The quality of the fit and finish is fantastic and the sound is pure Stratocaster which I love. I would highly recommend the Performer series as a way to get a quality guitar for a bit less than some other models. Just wish Fender would offer it in a few more traditional colors but of those available I think the honey is the best.

David

Undisclosed

2019-07-23

Great Strat.

5

Looks and plays great. No tuning issues out of the box. Very comfortable neck. The new pickups sound awesome.

NitroBruce

New Jersey

2019-06-19

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If you want a good affordable Strat, this is the one to buy.

5

GREAT guitar, love the look and feel of it. Still waiting on word from customer service on if something was not shipped out with it.

Bruce

Undisclosed

2019-06-19

Great Guitar

5

I bought the American Performer in Lake Placid Blue. It needed a complete setup (intonation, pickups, action, etc) which my local Sam Ash tech took care of while I waited. I love this guitar. The bottom tone control has a push pull on it to activate the neck pickup whenever one or both of the others is on. It is a great feature. I find myself playing with the neck and bridge pickups together most of the time. Sure couldn't do that on other Strat's I have owned. The frets are smooth and the maple neck feel fantastic in your hand. The satin blue is a great color. You can't go wrong with this guitar. The price is right on the Performer Series guitars but I picked this over an American Professional Strat because I just hated the tall/narrow frets on the Professional Strats.

Hebee

New Haven, CT

2019-04-29

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American Performer Stratocaster Electric Guitar

5.09

100.0

Number Of Frets

22

Scale Length

25.5"

Nut Width

1.685"

Neck Shape

Modern "C"

Body Style

Stratocaster®

Neck Type

Bolt On

Neck Wood

Maple

Body Wood

Alder

Pickup Configuration

S-S-S

Bridge Pickup

Yosemite™ Singe-Coil Stratocaster

Neck Pickup

Yosemite™ Single-Coil Stratocaster

Middle Pickup

Yosemite™ Single-Coil Stratocaster

Bridge Type

6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo

Tuning Machines

Fender ClassicGear™

Orientation

Right-Handed

Case/Bag Included

Yes

Case Type

Deluxe Gig Bag

Weight

5.3lb

Series

American Performer

Model

American Performer Stratocaster

Warranty Info:

Fender warrants this Fender or Squier electric guitar or bass to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two (2) years from the date of original purchase, subject to limitations set forth herein ("Limited Warranty"). This Limited Warranty applies only to the original retail purchaser when this instrument is purchased from an Authorized Fender Dealer and is subject to the limitations set forth herein. IMPORTANT: PLEASE RETAIN YOUR ORIGINAL SALES RECEIPT, AS IT IS YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE VALIDATING THIS LIMITED WARRANTY.